An Ending, Yet A New Journey
Perth 1996, "Will I ever see you again?". "There's plenty more chances".
End September 2006, the same question ran through my mind. This time round,
I didn't ask.
Wednesday December 13th 2006 0700hrs, my phone went unanswered.
Realized later my cousin had left me an sms at 0136hrs.
The next 3 days consisted of frenzy phone calls, emails, etc.
Flashbacks to the Perth secret rendezvous, sporadic visits over the last few years,
the recent reunion, topics discussed, things said, the man himself.
One whom I never really got to know in-depth but various points in time
provided the union of us.
Did I really love him? Do I?
Did I really respect him? Do I?
Some soul searching yesterday and today did not provide any answers.
Perhaps just battered with anger from conflicting updates and sorting out
logistics to get to Perth amidst the holidays season and scarcity of flights.
Today marks the day the South Pacific ocean breeze is to carry the closure,
much like how bunches of Dandelion glide forward when fingers spread
outwards from the palm, and urge his soul along a journey of a new beginning.
Perhaps the breeze should just carry those questions & more of mine along with it too.
Perhaps for me to just know that he was my father whom lived from 1939 - 2006.
An ending, yet a new journey.
:: Rest In Peace ::
End September 2006, the same question ran through my mind. This time round,
I didn't ask.
Wednesday December 13th 2006 0700hrs, my phone went unanswered.
Realized later my cousin had left me an sms at 0136hrs.
The next 3 days consisted of frenzy phone calls, emails, etc.
Flashbacks to the Perth secret rendezvous, sporadic visits over the last few years,
the recent reunion, topics discussed, things said, the man himself.
One whom I never really got to know in-depth but various points in time
provided the union of us.
Did I really love him? Do I?
Did I really respect him? Do I?
Some soul searching yesterday and today did not provide any answers.
Perhaps just battered with anger from conflicting updates and sorting out
logistics to get to Perth amidst the holidays season and scarcity of flights.
Today marks the day the South Pacific ocean breeze is to carry the closure,
much like how bunches of Dandelion glide forward when fingers spread
outwards from the palm, and urge his soul along a journey of a new beginning.
Perhaps the breeze should just carry those questions & more of mine along with it too.
Perhaps for me to just know that he was my father whom lived from 1939 - 2006.
An ending, yet a new journey.
:: Rest In Peace ::